# I didn't upgrade my 2018 Sketchup Pro Perpetual license... what to do?

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-didnt-upgrade-my-2018-sketchup-pro-perpetual-license-what-to-do/164900>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [May 17, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-didnt-upgrade-my-2018-sketchup-pro-perpetual-license-what-to-do/164900 "2021-05-17T11:41:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![audiothings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9c0ed/32.png) [@audiothings](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/audiothings)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-didnt-upgrade-my-2018-sketchup-pro-perpetual-license-what-to-do/164900/1 "2021-05-17T11:41:36Z")

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I plan to reformat my computer and reinstall Sketchup… The downloads section only has Sketchup 2019 and later.

What to do?

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**Author:** ![dezmo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/dezmo/32/51058_2.png) [@dezmo](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/dezmo)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-didnt-upgrade-my-2018-sketchup-pro-perpetual-license-what-to-do/164900/2 "2021-05-17T14:09:32Z")

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> [@audiothings](#):
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> What to do?

Download V 2018 from here.  
[https://www.sketchup3d.de/download/center/#199-180-version-2018](https://www.sketchup3d.de/download/center/#199-180-version-2018)

Please do not create double topic.

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**Author:** ![SketchUp3D\_de](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/sketchup3d_de/32/167_2.png) [@SketchUp3D\_de](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SketchUp3D_de)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-didnt-upgrade-my-2018-sketchup-pro-perpetual-license-what-to-do/164900/3 "2021-05-17T14:52:32Z")

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> [@audiothings](#):
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> …to reformat my computer…

deactivate the license by “SketchUp \> License…” before doing changes to the hardware and/or the operating system.

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**Author:** ![audiothings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9c0ed/32.png) [@audiothings](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/audiothings)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-didnt-upgrade-my-2018-sketchup-pro-perpetual-license-what-to-do/164900/4 "2021-05-18T13:17:22Z")

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Sorry, I got a ‘blocked/barred’ type screen after trying to post it the first time. Not a ‘pending approval’ type thing… so I tried again, and same response… Was surprised to find both posts got through eventually.

I think my problem is sorted, I downloaded a 2018 installer, from a link I found here.

With thanks,

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**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/266703_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/i-didnt-upgrade-my-2018-sketchup-pro-perpetual-license-what-to-do/164900/5 "2021-05-18T14:47:13Z")

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Check your other post. You do have a 2019 license, that I have had sent to you.